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CVE-2020-0592

Out of bounds write in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 230 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 227 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-11-12T18:15:13.317

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:53:48.983

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System intel bios - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_bronze_3204 - No
Hardware intel xeon_bronze_3206r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5215 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5215l - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5217 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218b - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220s - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5222 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6208u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6209u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6210u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6212u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6222v - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6226 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6226r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6234 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238l - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240l - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240y - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6242 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6242r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6244 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6246 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6246r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6248 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6248r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6250 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6250l - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6252 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6252n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6254 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6256 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6258r - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6262v - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8253 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8256 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8260l - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8260y - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8268 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8270 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8276 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8276l - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8280 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8280l - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9221 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9222 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9242 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9282 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4208 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4209t - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210r - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210t - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214r - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214y - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4215 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4215r - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4216 - No
Operating System intel bios - Yes
Hardware intel core_i5-7640x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3820 - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3920xm - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3930k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3940xm - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3960x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-3970x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-4820k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-4930k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-4930mx - No
Hardware intel core_i7-4940mx - No
Hardware intel core_i7-4960x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-5820k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-5930k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-5960x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-6800k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-6850k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-6900k - No
Hardware intel core_i7-6950x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-7740x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-7800x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-7820x - No
Hardware intel core_i7-9800x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-10900x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-10920x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-10940x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-10980xe - No
Hardware intel core_i9-7900x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-7920x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-7940x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-7960x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-7980xe - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9820x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9900x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9920x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9940x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9960x - No
Hardware intel core_i9-9980xe - No
Operating System intel bios - Yes
Hardware intel core_i9-9980xe - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1513n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1518 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1520 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1521 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1523n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1527 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1528 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1529 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1531 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1533n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1537 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1539 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1540 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1541 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1543n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1548 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1553n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1557 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1559 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1567 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1571 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1577 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1602 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1622 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1623n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1627 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1633n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1637 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1649n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1653n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2123it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2141i - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2142it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2143it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2145nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2146nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2161i - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2163it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2166nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2173it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2177nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2183it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2187nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-10855m - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-10885m - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1250 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1250e - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1250p - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1250te - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1270 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1270e - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1270p - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1270te - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1290 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1290e - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1290p - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1290t - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-1290te - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2123 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2125 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2133 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2135 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2145 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2155 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2175 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2195 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2223 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2225 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2235 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2245 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2255 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2265 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2275 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-2295 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3175x - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3223 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3225 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3235 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3245 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3245m - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3265 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3265m - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3275 - No
Hardware intel xeon_w-3275m - No
Operating System intel bios - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_d-1513n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1518 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1520 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1521 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1523n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1527 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1528 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1529 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1531 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1533n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1537 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1539 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1540 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1541 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1543n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1548 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1553n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1557 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1559 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1567 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1571 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1577 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1602 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1622 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1623n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1627 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1633n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1637 - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1649n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-1653n - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2123it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2141i - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2142it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2143it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2145nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2146nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2161i - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2163it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2166nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2173it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2177nt - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2183it - No
Hardware intel xeon_d-2187nt - No
Operating System intel bios - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_e7-2850_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-2870_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-2880_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-2890_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4809_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4809_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4820_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4820_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4830_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4830_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4850_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4850_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4860_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4870_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4880_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-4890_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8850_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8857_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8860_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8867_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8870_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8870_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8880_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8880_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8880l_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8890_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8890_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8891_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8891_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8893_v2 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8893_v4 - No
Hardware intel xeon_e7-8894_v4 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.